Woman's Hour Podcast
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
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Scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Statues of women, Foreign aid cuts, Non-hormonal menopause pill
Yesterday
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on why the Space Shuttle programme was a game changer for women.
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Baroness Margaret Hodge, Racism in women's football, Author Georgina Moore
Tuesday
Former MP Margaret Hodge on why she wants women over 70 to be screened for breast cancer.
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Water industry review, Actor Harriet Webb, Author Molly Jong-Fast
Monday
Two female campaigners react to today's water industry review.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Helena Bonham Carter, Three-person DNA babies, Claire Waxman, Black Girl Gamers, Louise Candlish
Saturday
Actor Helena Bonham Carter on her new film, Four Letters of Love.
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Three-person DNA babies, Emer Kenny, Dangers of sexual strangulation
Last Friday
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people.
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Louise Candlish, Domestic abuse, Samara Joy, Women and gaming
Last Thursday
Bestselling author Louise Candlish on her latest novel, A Neighbour's Guide to Murder.
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Claire Waxman, Miranda Raison, Women in gaming
Last Wednesday
What is the impact on victims of the record court delays?
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Author Holly Jackson, Black Girl Gamers, Constance Martin case
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Holly Jackson on why she's moved from YA fiction to writing a thriller for adults.
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Helena Bonham Carter, UEFA Women's Euro, Tuam, Women and gaming
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Actor Helena Bonham Carter joins Nuala to discuss her new film, Four Letters of Love.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: 7/7 attacks, Artist Emily Kam Kngwarray, Christine McGuinness, Fangirls, Fats Timbo, Katie Brayben
Sat 12 Jul 2025
Marking the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks with Gill Hicks and Kate Price.
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Katie Brayben, Maternal deaths, Fangirls
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Olivier Award-winner Katie Brayben on her role in Girl from the North Country.
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Southport inquiry, Cam, DCI Helen Tebbit
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Statements from parents of children who survived the 29 July attacks.
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Christine McGuiness, Dianaworld, Marcia Grant inquest, Weight loss ads
Wed 9 Jul 2025
How could your local playground better suit the needs of your child?
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Caroline Eshghi, Fats Timbo, Malaria drug for babies
Tue 8 Jul 2025
Caroline Eshghi, whose mother was jailed for historic abuse, wants sentencing law changed.
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7/7 attacks, Writer Bolu Babalola, SEND
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Marking the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks with Gill Hicks and Kate Price.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Fiona Shaw, Gurinder Chadha, Women Footballers, Fashion Disrupter Amy Powney
Sat 5 Jul 2025
Bafta-winning and Emmy-nominated actor Fiona Shaw on her new film, Hot Milk.
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UEFA's VP Laura McAllister, playwright Beth Steel, film director Gurinder Chadha
Fri 4 Jul 2025
On the eve of Wales' debut in the Euros, their former captain Laura McAllister joins us.
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Crying, Fashion disruptor Amy Powney, NHS 10-Year Plan, Novelist Esther Freud
Thu 3 Jul 2025
Why did the image of the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, crying in Parliament cause a stir?
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Rachel Brosnahan, Jenny Evans, Annie MacManus on football
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Rachel Brosnahan on playing Lois Lane in the new Superman movie.
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Fiona Shaw, Prositution Law, Director Rebecca Frecknall
Tue 1 Jul 2025
Bafta-winning and Emmy-nominated actor Fiona Shaw on her newest film, Hot Milk.
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Paternity Leave, Wimbledon, Sudan civil war, Women footballers
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Has the current paternity leave provision worked for you and your family?
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: SEND, Christiane Amanpour, Self Esteem, Return of the bullet bra
Sat 28 Jun 2025
New figures show a rise in care plans for SEND in England. We look at the impact.
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Live from Glastonbury with Self Esteem and Jamz Supernova
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Musican, songwriter & actress Self Esteem speaks to Anita ahead of her peformance tonight
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SEND, Kate Burton, Yehudis Fletcher
Thu 26 Jun 2025
New figures show a rise in care plans for SEND in England. We look at the impact.
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Christiane Amanpour, Child Q, Melissa Febos
Wed 25 Jun 2025
The legendary war reporter and news anchor on her new podcast with her ex-husband.
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Porn review, Maternity inquiry, Dr Laurie Marker, Return of the bullet bra
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Baroness Gabby Bertin on the Independent Pornography Review Taskforce.
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Child criminal records, Screen time, Heart valve disease
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Grooming survivor Jade on child criminal records being quashed.
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Weekend Woman鈥檚 Hour: Natalie Fleet MP, HIV prevention, Trisha Goddard, Older surrogacy, Comedian Rosie Jones
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Natalie Fleet on speaking out about being a victim of grooming and statutory rape.
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Natalie Fleet MP, a spike of botulism cases and Kethiwe Ngcobo on her mother Lauretta
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Natalie Fleet on speaking out about being a victim of grooming and statutory rape.
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Trisha Goddard, HIV prevention, Family favourites, Air pollution
Thu 19 Jun 2025
TV presenter Trisha Goddard on her career as the British Oprah and living with cancer.
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